Program Objective:
To address the multiple barriers to employment faced by disadvantaged youth.
Program Description:
Job Corps assists young people between the ages of 16 and 24 to become more responsible, employable, and productive citizens through an intensive program operated primarily in a residential setting. The program is targeted to the most disadvantaged youth who are facing multiple barriers to employment. Job Corps provides a comprehensive mix of services in a residential setting that addresses these multiple barriers in an integrated and coordinated manner in one facility. The program operates in 111 Job Corps centers throughout the Nation. Job Corps centers are operated by major corporations and nonprofit organizations under contract with the U.S. Department of Labor and through civilian conservation centers administered by the U.S. Departments of Agriculture and the Interior. FY 1995 funding for the Job Corps program totaled $1.08 billion.
Sites:
111 Job Corps centers nationwide.
Agency Contact:
Mary Silva
Office of Job Corps
Employment and Training Administration
U.S. Department of Labor
200 Constitution Avenue NW.
Washington, DC 20210
202-219-8550
Program Objective:
To improve the long-term employability of youth; enhance the educational, occupational, and citizenship skills of youth; encourage school completion and enrollment in alternative school programs; increase the employment and earnings of youth; reduce welfare dependence; and assist youth in making successful transitions from school to work, apprenticeship, the military, or postsecondary education and training.
Program Description:
The Job Training Partnership Act, Title II-C, provides grants to local areas to provide job training and related services to economically disadvantaged and hard-to-serve youth between the ages of 16 and 21. FY 1995 funding for this program totaled $126.67 million.
Sites:
Approximately 600 local areas covering the entire Nation.
Agency Contact:
Ted Mastroianni
Office of Job Training Programs
Employment and Training Administration
U.S. Department of Labor
200 Constitution Avenue NW.
Washington, DC 20210
202-219-6236
Program Objective:
To saturate neighborhoods and rural areas with intensive education, employment, and support services for youth and young adults between the ages of 14 and 30.
Program Description:
The Youth Fair Chance (YFC) program concentrates diverse resources and provides employment and training services and other support for youth in high-poverty target areas. YFC expands opportunities for reaching and serving youth through locally determined initiatives such as school-to-work transition programs, alternative schools, and common intake and case management strategies. YFC seeks to reduce crime, school dropout, and teen pregnancy rates and to have an impact on the community as a whole.
Sites:
Seventeen sites are participating in this demonstration. Two sites are located in rural areas, one on an Indian reservation and the other in a migrant and seasonal farmworker community; the rest are in urban areas.
Agency Contact:
Beverly Bachemin
Office of Policy and Research
Employment and Training Administration
U.S. Department of Labor
200 Constitution Avenue NW., Room N5636
Washington, DC 20210
202-219-5472